Chapter 100
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 100
Chapter Title: Legendary Reinforcement
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A Legendary Reinforcement Stone appeared right before LeBlanc's eyes.
Legendary Reinforcement Stone
-Type: Reinforcement Stone
-Rank: Legendary (Legendary)
-A reinforcement stone used to enhance equipment.
It was real...
A stone glowing with green light.
When only fragments remained, the green light had been faint.
But the reinforcement stone before his eyes now shimmered with a brilliance so intense it could blind someone.
Ugh...
LeBlanc sobbed as he caressed the reinforcement stone.
Raigliner panicked at the sight and tried to stop his master.
It's fine. It's probably best to just watch.
Jeong Hoon blocked Raigliner.
But...
How happy must he be to act like that.
LeBlanc had lived his entire life in the Merhen Kingdom.
In the Merhen Kingdom, the highest-grade reinforcement stones one could see were Epic at best.
Unique ones might appear occasionally, but Legendaries? Zero.
Even Yeo Sun-woo took ages to acquire one.
But did they know?
That this incredibly hard-to-obtain Legendary Reinforcement Stone would flood the market in massive quantities later on.
Sniff... Thank you for waiting.
LeBlanc expressed his gratitude to Jeong Hoon with puffy eyes.
His complexion was still poor, but his eyes still shone brightly.
Then, shall we begin right away?
Of course. Just give me a moment. Raigliner, fetch every material I mention.
Understood.
LeBlanc listed the necessary materials for Raigliner, who went to the storage room and brought them back.
There were dozens of materials, filling the table to the brim and spilling over onto the floor beside it.
That's a ton.
Seriously, what goes into making just one of these?
Mukho, who had been quietly watching, chimed in.
LeBlanc cross-checked the recipe with the materials, confirming them one by one.
Hmm, all accounted for. Let's get started.
LeBlanc's hands began to glow with golden light.
The surfaces of the materials took on a golden hue as well, and soon they started changing shape bit by bit.
Some merged together, others turned to powder and floated lightly in the air.
It was truly a wondrous sight.
But they all had one thing in commonthey converged toward a single point.
They formed a small sphere that gradually grew larger, its initially radiant golden glow steadily dulling.
An exclamation mark blinked above the sphere.
Reinforcement prepared.
Please place your weapon.
So that's how you equip the weapon here.
Jeong Hoon pulled out Anima.
Having been warned in advance, Anima didn't seem particularly surprised.
Hoo, so this goes in here?
Anima climbed onto Jeong Hoon's head and peered curiously at the mysterious sphere.
Yeah.
As Jeong Hoon selected Anima, it slipped right into the sphere from his hand.
Please place the Legendary Reinforcement Stone.
Now for the required Legendary Reinforcement Stone.
Jeong Hoon selected the Legendary Reinforcement Stone and inserted it.
The dulled sphere began to shine once more.
Not golden this time, but green.
Ooh!
LeBlanc gazed at the sphere in rapture.
The sphere, crafted exactly as described in the ancient recipe, was incomparably crude compared to modern reinforcement devices.
It was unnecessarily large in size, and the material cost for a single activation was far too high, making it a loss economically.
But it had one key advantage.
Stability.
Expected Reinforcement Results
-Success Rate: 30
-Failure Rate: 70
-Destruction Probability: 0
A 30 success rate for Legendary reinforcement.
It wasn't even half, but it was incomparable to the current 10 success rateand on top of that, zero chance of equipment destruction.
How could an ancient reinforcement device boast superior stability to modern technology?
Insane.
LeBlanc was so shocked he nearly collapsed on the spot.
Master!
Raigliner rushed over to support him.
I-I'm fine.
You don't look fine at all... Please just stay like this.
......Alright, I'll leave it to you.
Yes.
LeBlanc entrusted his body to Raigliner and looked toward Jeong Hoon.
I'll handle the rest.
All preparations were complete per the recipe.
Now it was just a matter of executing it.
Even if it fails, no big deal.
The key was that he could acquire this skill.
Jeong Hoon immediately proceeded with the reinforcement.
The green sphere began spinning rapidly, scattering green stardust.
Reinforcement in progress.
Of course, success would be even better.
The sphere, swirling with stardust, suddenly went pop! and halted.
Reinforcement successful!
It had pierced the 30 success rate and truly succeeded.
And that wasn't the end.
You are the first to use the ancient recipe! 30,000 achievement points awarded.
You have acquired Transcendent Reinforcement: Legendary.
He had successfully claimed the skill that Iwase Haruto was supposed to take in his pre-regression life.
Strictly speaking, not every Reinforcer is a hidden class.
They divide into standard-class Reinforcers and hidden-class Reinforcers.
Iwase Haruto was a hidden-class Reinforcer, with the exact job title Explorer Reinforcer.
Unlike standard Reinforcers, it started at Unique grade and could reinforce up to Unique-grade equipment.
It could even detect various in-game bugs and, with limitations, repair the bugs themselves.
And that wasn't all.
It was the ultimate class, equipped with combat skills and defensive skills as well.
Right now, he was focused on leveling.
Level up.
All stats 1.
Bonus stat 1 awarded.
Phew, done.
That brought him to level 132.
Head to the Ruined City.
-Qualify yourself for transcendent power.
Transcendent power.
He had to obtain it, no matter what it was.
The Ruined City opened at level 151.
Meaning he needed to gain 19 more levels.
No problem. The Ruined City is a dungeon shunned by players anyway.
A dungeon no one paid attention to.
So he had plenty of time.
Iwase Haruto returned to the village briefly.
Not to rest, though.
Equipment reinforcement request! - Lv.221 Anonymous
Equipment reinforcement request! - Lv.188 Anonymous
Equipment reinforcement request! - Lv.243 Anonymous
The reinforcement request shop, open to those walking the path of Reinforcer.
The request shop was a venue for users, with the advantage of allowing transactions without face-to-face meetings.
Another ton today.
As expected, Iwase's request shop was always bustling.
Averaging 200 transactions daily.
All thanks to the successful marketing of hanging the Explorer Reinforcer title.
Iwase Haruto reinforced an Epic-grade one-handed sword from a request and handed it back to the client.
-Oh! Truly thankful! But it's a shame about those two failures
Regretful?
Greedier than expected.
-My Epic success rate is 87. Failing twice out of 17 attempts is an excellent result.
Iwase replied familiarly to the client.
-That's true, but...
-If you want a reset, just say so. I'll restore the count. 200 gold per restoration.
-Ah... I'll think about it.
-Sure.
Iwase clicked his tongue.
Greedy, but lacks the funds.
As an Explorer Reinforcer, Iwase could succeed on Epic-grade equipment at 87.
A figure that placed him at the absolute top when compared to Reinforcers worldwide.
It meant a player who hadn't even hit level 200 was standing shoulder-to-shoulder with ranker Reinforcers.
That was why, on the Japan server, mentioning a Reinforcer brought up Iwase Haruto.
WhisperShun - ReinforcementHaruto: Haruto Busy?
At that moment, a whisper arrived from a familiar nickname.
His childhood friend, Kaneda Shun.
The guy who had gone to study in Korea a month agohow was he whispering?
WhisperReinforcementHaruto - Shun: You, what gives? How'd you whisper?
WhisperShun - ReinforcementHaruto: Truth is, I came back to Japan this morning Gonna rest the weekend and head back!
WhisperReinforcementHaruto - Shun: Oh yeah? Impressive. Diving straight into New World upon arrival.
WhisperShun - ReinforcementHaruto: Had something I absolutely had to tell you, Haruto!
WhisperReinforcementHaruto - Shun: Me?
WhisperShun - ReinforcementHaruto: Yeah! Haruto, didn't you say you'd head to the Ruined City once you hit 151?
WhisperReinforcementHaruto - Shun: Yeah.
Before Kaneda Shun left for Korea, he had played New World with Iwase.
That's why he knew Iwase's destination after hitting level 151.
Of course, Iwase had kept the transcendent power part secret, so no way he knew.
But why suddenly bring up the Ruined City?
Iwase focused on the whispers.
WhisperShun - ReinforcementHaruto: I was watching Nutube recently and saw a video clearing the Ruined City! Super fast clear! They used something called a cheat key?
WhisperReinforcementHaruto - Shun: That's real?!
WhisperReinforcementHaruto - Shun: When?!
WhisperReinforcementHaruto - Shun: Which video?!
Iwase fired off urgent whispers in rapid succession.
WhisperShun - ReinforcementHaruto: Haruto! Calm down! What's wrong?!
Damn, what's wrong?!
Clearing the Ruined City meant the possibility of them taking the transcendent power couldn't be ruled out.
...This isn't the time to be doing reinforcement business!
It was time to level up.
Iwase hurriedly headed to the field.
Unaware that the transcendent power he was targeting had already been snatched.
Dragon Anima Bone Bow(1)
-Type: Bow
-Rank: Legendary (Legendary)
-Attack Power: ? (Adjusts to wearer's level) (1.2x applied)
-Critical Hit Rate: 10 15
-Damage reduction due to level gap is decreased. (Legendary exclusive)
-Remaining Durability: 100
-Special Ability (1): Mana arrows are generated infinitely. (Mana arrow damage 10 additional increase)
-Special Ability (2): On hit, low probability to apply random debuff (Debuff probability slightly increased)
-Special Ability (3): Passive: Black Flame triggers at random probability. (1)
-Special Ability (4): Power of the ancient dragon is applied. (Skill registration possible)
-Remaining Reinforcement Attempts: 19
With Anima's reinforcement success, all its stats had risen across the board.
Attack power saw an additional increase on top of the existing 1.2x multiplier, critical hit rate rose by 5 to 1015, mana arrow damage gained a 10 boost, debuff probability saw a slight increase, and the passive Black Flamewhich had triggered at a near-nonexistent 0.1now reached 1.
The remaining reinforcement attempts were also displayed.
It shows after the first reinforcement, with full reinforcement at 20.
Oh... Now even I can summon you freely.
The biggest change was that Anima could now manifest in soul form before Jeong Hoon without him needing to hold it.
Perfect.
Heh, perfect? Now there's an extra noisy guy.
Better than having a rag stuffed in your mouth, no?
What?! Rag?! You with that long tongue that can't even hold it properly!
While watching their banter, Jeong Hoon examined his newly acquired skill.
Transcendent Reinforcement: Legendary
-Type: Reinforcement
-Level: 1
-Rank: Legendary (Legendary)
-Allows equipment reinforcement. (Max Legendary)
-Success rates per equipment: (Normal 100, Rare 100, Epic 80, Unique 60, Legendary 30)
-On failure, equipment destruction probability: 0
-On failure, equipment reinforcement attempts are not deducted.
Jeong Hoon tested the skill once.
A bit of mana drained, and a hologram window appeared before his eyes.
A window where he could insert equipment and reinforcement stones to perform reinforcement.
Insane.
Seeing it in person, it was no joke.
A whopping 30 Legendary success rate.
Reinforcement attempts didn't even deduct on failure.
With enough reinforcement stones, it was a cheat skill that guaranteed full reinforcement.
No wonder Iwase had been able to monopolize Legendary equipment reinforcements.
Iwase Haruto, you're finished.
Even as a hidden-class Explorer Reinforcer, without this skill, he wouldn't climb back to his pre-regression position.
Jeong Hoon's lips slowly curled upward.